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I J. ICKENROTH HEADREST FOR MOTORISTS Jan. 8, 1924.- Re. 15,742

Original Filed Feb, 4. 1922 2 shets-sneet 1 JOHN ICAZNAOIH- 0 c a r 2 aY W a u n n i W Q o m e a k R w n W m z p z a a? o z W 2 7 2 o o o Zgui-m 7 7,Ir//\\ miw J ICKENROTH HEADREST FOR MOTORISTS Original FiledFeb. 4. 1922 Jan. '8; 1924.

To all whom'z't ma y concern:

Reissued Jan. 8, 1924.

a 7 UNITED, i s-"fa r es;

{PATENT OFFICE.

."H-Eimnnsr FOR"MOTORISTS.

Original No. 1,445,689, dated February ;2O, 1923,"Sei'ia1 No: 534 169;filed February 4; 1922. Application for reissue-filed June 1,?

Be it known that I, J HN IoKnNnorH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond Heights, St. Louis County,in the State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headrests forprincipal 'object to provide simple and effi- Motorists, which isdesigned especially to be used in conjunction with automobile seats, andof which-thefollowing is a specification. v

This invention relates to ahead-rest which -;isdesigned especially to-be used in conjunction with auto'mobile seats and has for its cientmeans upon which the head may betested by the passen'gersin theautomobile..- Another important-object of the inven 'tion is to provide?arleVice' of this nature which is adjustable to accommodate persons ofdifferent heights by asimple and efficient vertical adjustment.-

A still further bject of the inventionfis to provide adjusting means soas to place'the headrest in various positions for accommoda'ting thevarious positions which a pas senger might desire to take. I I,

Withthe-above and numerous other ob-v .fjCtS in view as will appear asthe descriptionprogresses, the nvention resides-1n certain novelfeatures of construction, and the combination and arrangement of partsas will-be hereinafter" more fully described -and claimed. y Y

- In the drawings: I Figure 1 isan elevation of one form; of theheadrest showing the" same attached to the upper portion of anautomobile'seat,

. ig. 2 is a sideelevation of the device shown in Fig. 1, A v 4 t Fig. 3is an edge view'of the flexible member and one of its spring attachingdevices,

Figs 4 is afragmentary elevation of another form of the headrest, v j

Fig. 5 is a similar view of another form of theh'olding means for theheadrest; and s v Fig- G'isasection taken on the line ?66 of fieferrin"to the drawings in -detail and especially iguresl to 3 inclusive,itwill be seen that 1 represents a seat of any preferred constructionhaving the lugs 2 extending from its sides. 'lh'ebraqcketsii' areattached 1923; Serial no; 642,855. r

i to the lugs 2 and include the clamp portions 4 which envelop the-lugsi2 and are held infirm engagement therewith by means of the bolts 5.This bracket 3is twisted'so that its upper portion extends in a plane atright angles to its lower portion and the ,upper end thereof isapertured so as to receive the bolt 6 which has thereon a thumb nut 7.The bracket bar 8 is provided with the elongatedslot 9 at its lower endwhich receives the bolt 6'whereby this bracket bar may be held invarious adjusted positions in relation tothe bracket 3. The

upper end of the bracket bar 8 is provided with avaplurality of annulargrooves or notches '10. The headrest proper consists ofa flexible strapor like member 11 which 4 isprovided at its ends with tongues or similarelements 12 engageable withthe buckles 13. These elements 12 are adaptedto engage theloops 14 of the springs 15 which are provided 'at theirouter ends with loops 16 for engaging the annular grooves or notches l0"Itwill, therefore, be readily seen that the flexible member'll maybetadjusted vertically in relation to the'bracket bars 8 and thatthejbracket bars 8 may also be adjusted vertically in relation to thebrackets 3' and may bein and out of alinement at various anglestherewith as may be found desirable. The rest member 11 may thus beeasily set at any desired height above the back of the seat andalso setin advance or in rear of'thevertical plane of-thejback of the seat so asto support thefhead of the user in such positionas' may prove mostcomfortable under any conditions. 7 s

H-Referring to the structure disclosed in Figure 4, it'will beseen thatany suitable apertured bracket 17 is attached to the seat anda bracketbar 18 is passed through its aperture and held inplace by the nuts 19-whereby' the bracket bar may be adjusted vertically, The upper end ofthe bracket bar 18-is provided with t'he'series of annular groovesornotches 20 for receiving the loops '16 of the springs '15. It will bereadily noted that thenuts 19 are mounted onthe threaded lower portionof the bracket bar 18 and may be turned home against the upper and lowerSides Qf h bra k t 17 S9; s t m y s cure the bar 18 in any positionofvertical adj'ustment. It will also be noted that the bar 18 is offset ata point between its ends and that its diameter is less than the diameterof the aperture through the bracket 17. This construction andarrangement permits front and rear adjustment of the head-supportingmember 11, which is effected by rotating the bar 18 about itslongitudinal axis while the nuts 19 are slightly loosened, as will bereadily understood. The remaining portions of the device will be thesame as those described in connection with the previously describedstructure.

Referring to' the device shown in Figure 5, it will be seen that abracket or baseplate 22 is provided having therein a horizontal slot 23through which passes the bolt 24 provided with a thumb nut 26; This bolt24 also passes through a slot 27 in the lower portion of the bracket bar8 which is provided at its upper end portion with the annular notches orgrooves 10 for receiving the loops 14 as is disclosed to advantage inFigure 1. The bracket or base plate 22 is secured to the side of thevehicle top above the seat, and may be employed on either closed or opencars. The slots 23 and 27 provide for both vertical and front to rearadjustment of the bracket bar 8 and the single bolt 24 with its nut 26effectually secures said bar in any position in which it may be set. Inall the forms of the invention, the head-supporting membermay beadjusted vertically relative to the bracket bars by engagaing the loops16 in proper notches 10. he end of the head-supporting strap 11 may bythis means be set higher than the'other end thereof, as is frequentlydesirable, and, if the headrest is not to be used, the loops 16 may beeasily lifted from the supporting brackets without requiring removal ofthe brackets which will not interfere in any way with the comfort of theoccupants of the seat nor detract from the sightliness of the vehicle.

My devicemay be readily applied to any vehicle without the services of askilled mechanic, and, when applied, will support the head of the usercomfortably and free ofshocks and jars. It is very desirable as an aidto the comfort of invalids or ailing persons but does not reduce thecapacity of the seat nor prevent the use thereof in the customarymanner. Moreover, the device is supported above and free of the back ofthe seat and does not mar nor injure the upholstery thereof in theslighte'stdegree.

I have described my invention with some degree of particularity inconnection with my preferred embodiment thereof but it is to beunderstood thatnumerous changes in form, and in the combination andarrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the sirit of the invention as hereinafter claime Having thus described mywhat I claim as new is:

1. In combination, a headrest, a pair of brackets for said headrest eachof which consists of a bracket bar provided at its upper end with aseries of annular notches, loops for engaging said notches, springs onsaid loops engaging the ends of said headrest, and means for attachingthe bars to a seat in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. A headrest for vehicle seats comprising supporting devices mounted atfixed points adjacent the ends and back of the seat and includingbracket bars rising above and free of the ends and back of the seat andprovided with series of notches in their upper end portions, a flexiblehead-supporting member disposed between the upper ends of said bracketbars, and elastic members carried by the ends of the head-supportingmember and freely engageable in the notches in the bracket bars.

3. A headrest for vehicle seats comprising supporting members havingmeans adapting them to be secured to fixed parts at approximately theends of the back of the seat, each of said members having an up standingpart provided with a longitudinally extending series of'seats, aflexible and longitudinally yieldably extensible headsupporting memberextending between the first mentioned members, and means at each end ofthe said head-supporting member loosely engaged with the upstanding partof a respective one of the said first men tioned members andinterchangeably with the seats thereof and freely adjustable verticallytherealong whereby the opposite end portions of the head-supportingmember maybe caused to assume relatively different elevated positionsr4. A headrest forvehicle seats comprising supporting members havingmeans adapting them to be secured to fixed parts approximately at theends of the back of the seat, each of said members having an upstandingpart provided with a longitudinally extending series of seats, aflexible and longitudinally yieldably extensible head-supporting memberextending between invention,

the first mentioned members, and loops at the ends of the saidhead-supporting member loosely engaged with the upstanding parts of therespective ones of the first men- JOHN- IoKEN'RoTH. [as

